2009 Academy Awards Winner List

February 23, 2009

The 2009 Academy Awards took place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, Calif. on Feb. 22. and the big winner of the night was Slumdog Millionaire, which nabbed eight major awards. Here’s the list of winners in the major categories:

 

Best Actress
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, The Reader**

 

Best Actor
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk**
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

 

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona**
Viola Davis, Doubt
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

 

Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, Dark Knight**
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

 

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire**

 

Best Director
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire**
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button